Car has been in the shop for 73 days..

[gramicci101]

That's the great thing about attorneys. The insurance company's primary job is to avoid paying as much as possible, and they rely on the customer not knowing what his rights are. They're just as greasy as used car salesmen and will lie through their teeth to convince you that they don't owe you money. Have the attorney explain to them that their customer wrecked his client's car, and it's their job to make it right, no matter what bodyshop is used.

[tmcmullins]

So is this about a body shop taking 73 days or is this about how to get your car totaled? Say you actually went to a competent body shop and they actually fixed your car in a timely manner, would you have been fine with that? The whole situation stinks but it's even more sketchy when your pushing so hard to total the car.

[N1rve]

Originally Posted by frsinpa

You sure about that? Here's some additional photos..

http://imgur.com/a/MFRII

There's major body damage that basically requires the whole rear end to be rebuilt. Plus other structural damage that isn't readily viewable in those photos.

Axle damage is generally a totaled car. Those look pretty bad. Repairable... but it's not worth fixing it

[frsinpa]

Originally Posted by gramicci101

That's the great thing about attorneys. The insurance company's primary job is to avoid paying as much as possible, and they rely on the customer not knowing what his rights are. They're just as greasy as used car salesmen and will lie through their teeth to convince you that they don't owe you money. Have the attorney explain to them that their customer wrecked his client's car, and it's their job to make it right, no matter what bodyshop is used.

Exactly - the key thing here is I had 0 liability whatsoever. I was sleeping and a drunk guy destroyed my car. It's their duty to get this car back to the condition that it was in previously before this situation occurred.

[evomike]

Originally Posted by N1rve

Axle damage is generally a totaled car. Those look pretty bad. Repairable... but it's not worth fixing it

This statement is 100% false

[frsinpa]

Originally Posted by evomike

yeah its not that bad i do this every day, all the suspension pieces are dirt cheap. For the entire left side rear suspension including the subframe that probably still good, the quarter panel inner and outer im at 6k thats without blends and small stuff. honestly you got screwed by the shop there is no reason this car should have been in the shop this long or totaled.

With all do respect, I have to say your estimate is just beyond ridiculous.

Lets assume your estimate of $6K includes 100 hours of work at $40/hour, which is relatively low.

That's $4000 right there in labor alone. So you're saying $2000 in parts/paint to basically rebuild a whole rear end? Give me a break man.

If you want to give value-add advice, I appreciate it. But your posts are just beyond the realm of reasonability.

[evomike]

show me the estimate with 100 labor hours on it, there isn't enough damage to be a 100 hour estimate, you keep throwing that number out there have you actually received an estimate with this number on it or is this what the shop told you. Honestly what i think is going on is the shop thought it was totaled sat on it and is now panicking, you have to do very extensive damage to reach the 100 hour mark. All you really have is an inner and outer quarter, some rear body damage some minor scuffing and blends plus all the suspension stuff. Show me the estimate with 100 hours on it and ill believe you, and they arent rebuilding the entire rear end it needs a quarter panel.

[frsinpa]

Don't believe me, haha. I could care less..

Trust me, I have far better things to do than make things up on the internet.

If you think 100 hours (including painting) is high for the amount of damage that car took, then I don't know what to tell you man. I suggest going to look at the photo album again..

[evomike]

I looked at it its not that bad of a hit the car should have been at the shop 30 days or so depending on how busy they were at the time. I think youre getting taken for a ride by the shop and need to have a lawyer demand the car is finished and they cover the rental, that's your best bet. They may not care either im not sure how reputable they are but any shop that takes 70 + days on a hit like that is garbage in my book.

[N1rve]

Originally Posted by evomike

This statement is 100% false

Axle is probably the wrong word -- I think think I want drive train.

From the other forums I've been on, once they had axle/drive train damage, the insurance totaled the car because this increases the cost of the repair which pushes it past the totaled mark.

Drive train repair + body work = expensive.

[dem00n]

Originally Posted by N1rve

Axle damage is generally a totaled car. Those look pretty bad. Repairable... but it's not worth fixing it

Guess I've been driving a totaled car for 40,000 miles.

[N1rve]

Originally Posted by dem00n

Guess I've been driving a totaled car for 40,000 miles.

Lol check my correction. I meant drivetrain.

[Amir Ghadiri]

OP, I know you're getting tired of hearing it, but your damage isn't that bad. I've administered countless repairs and I can say with confidence that this was roughly a 30 day job. My FRS has been hit too, so I get that it sucks, but the rear clip of this car is extremely simple when it comes to collision repairs. List price on the quarter panel is approx $630. The most labor intensive part of the repair is replacing that quarter panel, and that shouldn't take more than 20 hours. Your bumper may be salvaged, if not list is approx $320. Your trunk will be salvaged, and if your taillight needs replacing, that's around $270. Add suspension and drivetrain components and damaged wheel/tire (which are all relatively inexpensive) plus around $1-1.5k miscellaneous parts, plus frame and paint labor. It's not as bad as you think.

[ftc~brz]

This is what total loss looks like:


and on paper:


if your insurance co isn't working for you legal would be your best action.